New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08
CAUGHT AT HER OLD TRICKS.
swINDLING WOMEN IN MANY CITIES.

SHE WAS MRS DOW IN Bos roN-LOCKED UP HERE
MADAM LA ToUCHE.
Madam Marion La T0uche is woman possessed OF
great financial ability She also benevolent and wants
to help shars To do this systematically she hired an
Office No. 1G5 Twenty and lifted 1t up IN
fine style The she had inserted in several newspapers
the following notice:
Grand opportunity TO make steady income. No risn;
Everything secure. Money guaranteed or sFe:J E.
INVESTED VIII guarantee an income OF 30 poat N.
loss. All profit. Ladies' emily. MADAM LA IoUCht-
The notice attracted the attention OF largo NUMBER o.
in the city who desirsus of obtaining III
tie pin money outside OF their regular income Those
who called Madam La Touche met geod-ooSlnS
woman about fsrty years old. She was faultleSsly
dressed in Dlack always. and her fingers sparkod
with diamonds. Among those who called on hcr
last week Mrs. Clara johnson. or No. ls6 last
Eighty -fourih-s. The advertisement had caught her
eye and she thought that she would invest Few nun
dred dslars to help her husband along. Madam La
Touche explained her scheme to her Mrs. johnson
could not understand exactly where the profit was 10
from. and Madam La Touche covered this up with
shrus OF shoulders when asked about it, She guar
aaeed the income. what more could any ono ask She
show from nor where she paying regular
income to hundreds Of people Mrs Johnson became
convinced that all was right turned over 800 aEi
got the ml1am's gusrastrs OF so n weak she mas
since beon waiting patiently to hear from the invest
msut. When she went TO the madams Office she was
always told that she was out.
INSPECTOR BYnNEs Rad BEEN WAITING.
Mrs johnson called upon Inspector Byrnes yesterday
and told 1t the chance that the Inspector
had been waiting for for the last two weeks SEVEN
women had been 10 him but they would not make
any complaint for fear exposure Thoy all In good
social standing Mrs Johnson had beeu so badly sriH-
died that she was ready TO do anything 10 nave inc
woman punished She went 10 the Jefferson Market
Court yesterday afternooE and secured warrant rhch
given TO Detectives Lyman and McManus 10 serve
The detectives found Madam La Touchs in her oiice
In close conversation with woman who was sa TAR
way to become a new victim. When arrested Madam
La Touche burst INTO and said 1t was gross ont
rage She threatened 10 make her persecues s'ner oE
tho inaiguty. She taken 10 Police Hoaiquartsr''
where she refused to any questions and ~oua
not give her namo or address She locked up in tho
cell tina. Captain Ungor when he was put through
tbs third degree" About 10 o'clock last nigAt sue
weakened undsr the watchful OF the detective VINO
sat near hsr door, and latter 10 hs'Inspees' say
Ing that sorry for being mpertuent and would
be pleased have nice little talk with him Ia his once
The Inspector had tim. tsen but he will hear what
she has say before she to court this morains
Long CAREER A. Az ADVENTURES.
Madam La Toachs has been an adventures for many
years and has made a large sum OF mOsey through her
schemes She first appeared in Boston IN $50 h'r
husbands name william Warren. she op'ncd \
banking house AMI .vindcI huzdrcIs Of wsmen OIL tho
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arr,stei several times hut could not be convicted bc
cause the women who had been swindlea would not
appear against her. In l-75 shs had quarrel win
warren. who disappeared. In week after her hu'-
bands flight she married Charles Dow, a wealthy
Boston man Dow got tired sf his bar.dn and dsd tn
few weeks After his death Nrs Dow opened fashion
able boardug house Bo-,en Ier holricrs were IRE
qutHily robbed and 1t supposed that she
had ssmcihin. 10 with g. Inen she tired
forgery bought certificate for ono share oi McA-
gap Central stock and raised n 20 sixty she deposited
the certificate In Boston banking sheusc AID secured a
loansnit The forgery WAS discovered, hnt Mrs Dow
had ned anl eoId BE- caught -ho scN heard Of
IN st Johu y. T., -h-rs she visiting her fath"r,
Jacob Gross, dry sosIs mcrcha.t she swinllei hei
father anl several relatives aud was arrested she
ESCAPED from prison ami want 70 Chicago. where she
wa, capiurod and taken back ST. John She charmed
the he art ryman her TRIAL and the jury dsa
creed Wnlo trial was pending s"o p"'
arav again AM To THIS city ma
| opened a banking house on Union square win
Mr. MCINTYRE and carried successful sNintln opef,
alton, untl tho tnlcves qtuIcied over mo "a" ''" '"
the spOis. ,. ,,.,t. .,.. ....
Her next appearance was N Phiaie,phlA Nho w =
arrested for sMindug there aud spent several mon
N Moyameusag PsuteButry, bat Wa dc clul-t"i va"
tried She opened a banking mouse ia ""ht l"iIN
seyeEth.sL. IN this city ia 1884. ana 20 'rNeiN ''
sand dol ars on gai cecK ~he was ssni i0 iA" ich
ueniiary for Tor tuiR she foI-hi h4il ana
her carried 10 the Court oi Appeas AM '''
aimed r,. t...
"a became acquainted vita Royal Ia IslcAe h'r
present husband. pilltIc phLt 100 ISL lh"t N'i'
married two months ago "a N'U Jersey. iir ' " '',r |
ooa ~ and has been arrested several umrf lor
sWIadng He cucci 20 throe )ct1 TOT I' Etif D
Ssh lie wspt at Police Iis'a iArel !A't e''h'@s
| wren told he could not see his VIC.